Melvyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MEL-vin
- Origin
- Scottish
Melvyn is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Melvyn mean?
Scottish: spelling of Melvin, probably from the surname Melville
A spelling of Melvin especially common in Britain.
Is Melvyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Melvyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Melvyn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 6 boys.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1944 (#78).
Melvyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Melvyn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1938, with 293 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Melvyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1937 and 1948, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melvyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,202 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,913 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,483 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,986 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,584 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,875 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,485 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,359 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,445 |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,721 |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,312 |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,627 |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,591 |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,803 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,217 |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,138 |
| 1949 | 80 | #769 |
| 1948 | 77 | #773 |
| 1947 | 100 | #692 |
| 1946 | 76 | #759 |
| 1945 | 78 | #684 |
| 1944 | 89 | #658 |
| 1943 | 177 | #466 |
| 1942 | 282 | #359 |
| 1941 | 290 | #339 |
| 1940 | 254 | #358 |
| 1939 | 273 | #339 |
| 1938 | 293 | #323 |
| 1937 | 221 | #365 |
| 1936 | 120 | #514 |
| 1935 | 90 | #618 |
| 1934 | 74 | #708 |
| 1933 | 73 | #703 |
| 1932 | 93 | #617 |
| 1931 | 54 | #869 |
| 1930 | 38 | #1,132 |
| 1929 | 45 | #1,010 |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,293 |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,080 |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,064 |
| 1925 | 54 | #916 |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,117 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,087 |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,282 |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,086 |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,543 |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,694 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,498 |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,175 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,042 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,781 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,771 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
Nicknames for Melvyn
Names like Melvyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Martin, Michael, William, Thomas, Billy, Murray, Freddie, Harry, Robert, Douglas, Edward, Stanley
Names related to Melvyn
More Scottish names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Melvyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melvyn, updated 20 October 2026.